Hexapoda

See also: hexápoda and hexàpoda

Translingual

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

  • English: (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɛk.səˈpoʊ.də/, /ˌhɛk.səˈpɑ.də/

Proper noun

Hexapoda

  1. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – all insects, springtails, and coneheads.[1]

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Descendants

  • → English: hexapod
  • → Greek: εξάποδα (exápoda)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
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